• dose (subs.): no exact word. Phr.: the largest d. of hellebore should be given to misers, danda est hellebori multo pars maxima avaris, Hor.: a sufficient d. will be a piece of the size of a bean, quod fabae magnitudinem impleat satis est, Cels.: simly, satis est devorasse, abunde est sumpsisse (the quantity being mentioned), Cels.: in less precise use, to take a d. of hemlock, cicutam haurire, devorare, sumere: v. medicine: to give a person a second d. of poison, aliquem toxico repetere, Suet.